U.S. Supreme Court
Mar. 16, 2010
Lawyers Let Down by High Court Rulings On Privilege
The legal establishment's attempts to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to shore up the attorney-client privilege in two cases this term have ended in failure.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The legal establishment's attempts to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to shore up the attorney-client privilege in two cases this term have ended in failure.
In December, the court ruled unanimously that lawyers have no immediate right to appeal when a federal judge decides they have waived their attorney-client privilege. Then, last week, the justices - again unani...
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